Rapid identification of ESKAPE bacterial strains using an autonomous microfluidic device.

Rapid identification of ESKAPE bacterial strains using an autonomous microfluidic device.

This article describes Bacteria ID Chips ('BacChips'): an inexpensive, portable, and autonomous microfluidic platform for identifying pathogenic strains of bacteria. BacChips consist of a set of microchambers and channels molded in the elastomeric polymer, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). Ea...

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Main Authors: Jack Y Ho, Nate J Cira, John A Crooks, Josue Baeza, Douglas B Weibel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3407151?pdf=render

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